Check Out Barack Obama's Signature Basketball Sneakers

When he’s not meeting with foreign dignitaries, bailing out Americans in a recession, or campaigning for reelection, Barack Obama often spends his downtime on the basketball court.

And the President of the United States deserves a special sneaker.

Reveling in the role as pesky underdogs, Under Armour took full advantage of a unique opportunity. The burgeoning basketball retailer provided the Commander in Chief with his own signature shoe featuring the presidential seal.

If that wasn’t enough, Sole Collector told the men of The Basketball Jones the prototype won’t be available to the public until next year.

They’re actually samples of a model releasing in 2012. They have the same tooling as the Lite/Clutch/Funk. He’s the same size as Brandon Jennings (11), so I guess they slide him samples here and there. Pays to be the president, apparently.

Attention sneakerheads, the Iowa Caucuses are just over a month away. It’s not too late to begin the vetting process.